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Why is Labor’s bill on combatting disinformation so controversial?

Coalition is ringing alarm bells about legislation, despite it containing many Morrison-era proposals. But they’re not alone in their concerns

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2023

'Counterfeit people': The dangers posed by Meta’s AI celebrity lookalike chatbots

Meta announced on Wednesday the arrival of chatbots with personalities similar to certain celebrities, with whom it will be possible to chat. Presented as an entertaining evolution of ChatGPT and other forms of AI, this latest technological development could prove dangerous.

France 24 · Sep 30, 2023

‘Tech platforms haven’t been designed to think about death’: meet the expert on what happens online when we die

What happens to our digital profiles and possessions after our deaths? Tech companies are yet to offer a satisfactory solution, says the technology researcher Tamara Kneese

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Meta is bringing celeb chatbots and generative AI to Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

A new digital assistant, art-effect filters, and a raft of chatbots are coming to the company’s family of apps

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Voice referendum battlegrounds: digital ad spending surges in South Australia and Tasmania

Yes and no camps have both honed in on two states considered to be critical to outcome, Facebook advertising data shows

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023

Musk ditches X’s election integrity team ahead of key votes around world

News comes after EU says platform formerly known as Twitter has highest disinformation of social networks surveyed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

Canadian media is far too reliant on U.S. tech. Here's what the government can do about it

Meta’s blocking of Canadian news on its social media sites, Facebook and Instagram, poses serious problems for Canadian media. Outlets that rely on social media to reach their target audiences will likely struggle to get by. However, the problem also creates an opportunity to rethink communication funding in Canada.

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2023

Meta to launch AI chatbots played by Snoop Dogg and Kendall Jenner

Host of celebrities to embody new assistants aimed at increasing young people’s interaction with AI

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Meta pays £149m to break lease on central London office building

Landlord British Land says decision will knock earnings for six months to next March

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

‘Different set of rules’: how FTC head Lina Khan is fighting tech giants such as Amazon

Youngest ever Federal Trade Commission chief and antitrust scholar is suing Amazon in latest effort to take on big tech – not always with success

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2023